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Gearóid

understands cricket ... it's not bad!



I'm doing 26 things
  

Gearóid's Life List

  2. 1. do all my things before the end of the summer
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  3. 2. cycle 1Mm
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  4. 3. learn how to play an obscure musical instrument
    2 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. juggle four balls properly
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  6. 5. code a social networking site
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  7. 6. bake 30 different things
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  8. 7. read at least 10 books
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  9. 8. watch 25 classic films that I haven’t seen before
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  10. 9. listen to 10 classic albums
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  11. 10. get at least 5 people to draw something cool on my wall
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  12. 11. hide a geocache
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		7 people
  13. 12. find 10 geocaches
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		2 people
  14. 13. get new pillows
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  15. 14. read a book and watch its film adaptation so I can say "the book was better"
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  16. 15. get a full driving licence
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		3 people
  17. 16. get a new piece of clothing for every week of the summer
    1 entry     		1 person
  18. 17. start watching a new TV series
    2 entries     		1 person
  19. 18. solve my 4×4x4 cube
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. get nostalgic
    1 entry     		1 person
  21. 20. donate 15% of the money from my next website to charity
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. perfect a cool signature
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. advertise my site
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  24. 23. reach 5,000 posts on fakedogfilms.com
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  25. 24. learn basic sign language
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  26. 25. write a blog a week
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  27. 26. contribute to an open source project
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		113 people

How I did it
How to understand cricket
It took me
2 weeks
It made me

How I did it: I searched all over the internet for places that explained the rules. I watched a few YouTube videos, and read a few sites, but most of them were pretty poor and only served to confuse me more.I went on to Wikipedia's page on cricket, which is written nice and simply. I found it very easy to understand, and I learned all the basics from it. I sat down for a good hour and just read through every bit slowly, making sure I understood it. The… Read how I did it…

Sep 04, 08:38AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to install OSX on my laptop
It took me
4 days
It made me

How I did it: I read loads of different articles on how to do it, all of which had slightly conflicting information. I picked the one that was easiest to follow (that turned out not to be terribly good!) and went from there. I ran into loads of problems along the way, at one point it wouldn't recognise my touchpad or keyboard. I spent ages searching only to find that I needed to tick one box in the installation to get both working. Another ticked … Read how I did it…

Jul 07, 01:30PM PDT | 1 comment


How to give up meat for lent
It took me
46 days
It made me
delighted!

How I did it: Once Ash Wednesday came around, I just stopped eating meat. I didn't prepare myself by cutting down on meat, in fact, quite the opposite! I ate loads of meat in the run-up to Lent to stock up! I would advise against that, mind!I made sure I got lots of protein, so I drank more milk, and ate more cheese, nuts and beans. I ate a lot of vegetarian pizzas, some were pretty poor, some were awesome. I just kept going without eating meat and eve… Read how I did it…

Apr 11, 04:46PM PDT | 1 comment | 5 cheers


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Recent entries
please note everything! (read all 4 entries…)
Some more ... 1 month ago

Here’s a few more I’ve collected …

  • Please note: If I have not advertised a ‘Buy it Now’ option in my auction, it means I have chosen not to make this service available, so please do not make offers. I won’t accept them. (ebay auction)
  • Please note that these timetables are subject to change during the year. (University site)
  • Please note important changes to the entry requirements for the BSc(Information Technology) Degree (University)
  • Please note that Forums are not a sales or product support board.
  • Note: pictures shows the 1GB model, actual product is 2GB (shopping site)
  • Please note that your keyboard is black with white background colour (Dell site)

Oct 01, 09:49AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


finish at least 5 games (read all 5 entries…)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2 months ago

I really enjoyed this, I finished it in a few days, playing a couple of hours every morning. It’s very addictive!

That’s five games finished this summer. Goal complete! :D

Sep 02, 06:08AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


do up the playroom (read all 3 entries…)
Fully painted 2 months ago

I spent the last two days painting the room. I should’ve taken before and after photos, but alas it’s too late for that now! I’m just glad to have it done!

Aug 31, 02:32PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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Photograph things with letters on them to spell out my name ladymuck wants to NOT see or contact him in any way/any form for 60 days read every book I own own a vacation home on the beach learn Latin watch Desperate HouseWives season 2 go to a nude beach go skinny dipping Become Financially Independent Learn to say no finish school early take better photos blincolnw wants to have multiple streams of passive income Fall in love Watch all episodes of "The Simpsons" ever made. go to New York Learn how to put make-up on like a pro live passionately call my mother more often become a better singer draw more Make a board game wooleyduck wants to Finish dishes every night before going to bed. watch less tv attend the World Cup in Germany 2006 be more lady like watch all of the new season of 24 write and publish a book
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